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package org.hibernate.annotations;

Fetch options on associations. Defines more of the "how" of fetching, whereas JPA FetchType focuses on the "when". 
Author:
Emmanuel Bernard/**
 * Fetch options on associations.  Defines more of the "how" of fetching, whereas JPA {@link javax.persistence.FetchType}
 * focuses on the "when".
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 */
public enum FetchMode {
	
use a select for each individual entity, collection, or join load.
/**
	 * use a select for each individual entity, collection, or join load.
	 */
	SELECT,
	
use an outer join to load the related entities, collections or joins.
/**
	 * use an outer join to load the related entities, collections or joins.
	 */
	JOIN,
	
use a subselect query to load the additional collections.
/**
	 * use a subselect query to load the additional collections.
	 */
	SUBSELECT
}